税

How to remember it

Appears in many tax compounds: 税金、消費税、所得税 — short for all things taxable.

Example sentences

• この商品は税抜きで千円です。

  このしょうひんはぜいぬきでせんえんです。

  This product is 1,000 yen before tax.

• 税を納めるのは国民の義務だ。

  ぜいをおさめるのはこくみんのぎむだ。

  Paying tax is a citizen's duty.

Usage

Mostly used in compounds like 税金 or 消費税 rather than alone.

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